Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div II) – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

20:30

Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div II)

Date 2025-01-03

Distance 1m13y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,140

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (9)	Drifts Away Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:T J Kent	J:Aidan Keeley T:T J Kent	132	—	31126-	62	81	67	41d	—	—	-1	21.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won twice from the front in autumn; slghtly disappointing last time but still considered
11 (11)	Jaamir Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:James Owen	J:Callum Shepherd T:James Owen	124	—	0844-	54	75	68	15d	—	—	-17	9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Finished well from the rear when fourth on recent handicap debut; still has potential
3 (10)	Tea Sea Bay J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	133	—	/8731-	63	82	61	14d	—	—	+3	20.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Back in prime form with 7f win last month and this return to 1m won't be a problem
7 (7)	Devasboy Grey J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	130	—	28924-	60	81	63	45d	—	—	-4	11.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Without a win since 2022 but kept on well for fourth on stable debut in November; a player
1 (6)	Mercurius Power Bay J:Sean Levey T:Jessica Macey	J:Sean Levey T:Jessica Macey	135	tp	94320-	65	78	67	6d	—	—	+2	11.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Disappointed last time but was placed twice in the autumn (once over C&D)
6 (12)	Timebar Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roy Bowring	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roy Bowring	131	—	50/74-	61	74	51	67d	—	—	-1	4.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Made fairly encouraging stable debut over 6f but makes only limited appeal on first 1m try
9 (4)	Billy McGarry Bay J:Andrea Pinna(7) T:Michael Herrington	J:Andrea Pinna(7) T:Michael Herrington	126	—	11468-	56	78	60	41d	—	—	+3	7.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won three times in first half of 2024; back from break with two underwhelming autumn runs
10 (2)	Anif Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Michael Herrington	J:Tom Eaves T:Michael Herrington	125	p	38363-	55	77	58	46d	—	—	+3	7.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Veteran; won twice on slow turf last spring but younger rivals appeal more all the same
4 (5)	Embarked Bay J:Dale Swift T:Scott Dixon	J:Dale Swift T:Scott Dixon	132	b	68705-	62	79	68	24d	—	—	+1	3.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ended last year with some below-par efforts and needs to up his game
2 (8)	Distinction Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:John Mackie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:John Mackie	134	v	04597-	64	77	49	15d	—	—	+2	4.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Best suited by slow turf; looked out of sorts on both Tapeta starts last month
NR (3)	Light Up Our Stars Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Scott Dixon	J:NON-RUNNER T:Scott Dixon	128	—	96743-	58	79	68	13d	—	—	—	5	—	—
On the downgrade now but twice made the frame at Wolverhampton last month; in the mix
NR (1)	Vecchio Bay J:TBC T:Scott Dixon	J: T:Scott Dixon	122	—	94558-	52	76	58	4d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Unable to land a telling blow on his two recent Wolverhampton starts and now 0-17

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Drifts Away	3/1	11/4	11/4
Jaamir	2/1	11/4	11/4
Tea Sea	5/1	9/2	9/2
Devasboy	5/1	9/2	9/2
Mercurius Power	9/1	15/2	17/2
Timebar	20/1	16/1	16/1
Billy McGarry	28/1	25/1	25/1
Anif	40/1	25/1	25/1
Embarked	33/1	28/1	28/1
Distinction	50/1	40/1	40/1
Light Up Our Stars	-	-	-
Vecchio	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Drifts Away

21.8

OR: 3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Tea Sea

20.4

OR: 3.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 5

5/1

3rd

Devasboy

11.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Mercurius Power

11.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Jaamir

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 8

11/4

Billy McGarry

7.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

28/1

Anif

7.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1.2

40/1

Light Up Our Stars

OR: 2 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Timebar

4.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Distinction

4.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Embarked

3.9

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Vecchio

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mercurius Power	65	78	67
Distinction	64	77	49
Tea Sea	63	82	61
Drifts Away	62	81	67
Embarked	62	79	68
Timebar	61	74	51
Devasboy	60	81	63
Light Up Our Stars	58	79	68
Billy McGarry	56	78	60
Anif	55	77	58
Jaamir	54	75	68
Vecchio	52	76	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Vecchio	4d ago	Quick return
Mercurius Power	6d ago	Quick return
Light Up Our Stars	13d ago	Quick return
Tea Sea	14d ago	Fit
Jaamir	15d ago	Fit
Distinction	15d ago	Fit
Embarked	24d ago	Fit
Drifts Away	41d ago	Fit
Billy McGarry	41d ago	Fit
Devasboy	45d ago	Fit
Anif	46d ago	Fresh
Timebar	67d ago	Fresh

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Southwell (AW) over 1m13y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Based on 5 draws with historical results at this course and distance.